Getting rid of acrylic nails

[kqa]

After more than 20 years of these things ruining my nails, I am done with them for good.  The only reason I started wearing them was because of a split in one fingernail.  I have gone for periods of time without them before but never really treated them.  I read reviews of nail treatments and the best seemed to be Barielle cream, which was originally created for horse hooves.  I ordered it off eBay, and after a couple of weeks of using it every night, my nails are actually beginning to look normal again, although I have a way to go. That's my good news for the day!

[Jl_csy]

I liked it when I had my nails. Yes they do ruin your original nails to an extent. If you take them off once a year and let your nails breathe it aint to bad. My nail lady was awesome and took very good care of my nails.

[kqa]

I used to take mine off every other month or several times a year, but they were still badly damaged after so many years and never had a chance to heal. I'm trying to remain strong. I loved the way they looked though!

[xSniperWolfx]

How do acrylic nails ruin your nails? I've never gotten my nails done or anything, but my sister used to all the time. I remember a nail falling off or something, and she'd have to pull the rest off. It looked painful. But doesn't the nail just grow back?

[chel3179]

I stopped using them myself after going to open my car door and as I grabbed for the handle to pull upwards I caught my nail and it ripped half of it off, including my real nail. That was soooooo painful.

[cbrownell1]

I stopped using them too a few years ago because of the damage they did to my original nails, in fact even after a few years of not using them my nails have a long way to go before they are back to their original state, if thats possible.

[springsgardner]

I've never had acrylic nails. I've wondered what it was like, but not enough to get them. Your comments make it sound like I'm not missing out. Maybe I'll stay w/o acrylic nails?